Graviola Fruit Drink

Soursop is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering evergreen tree native to Mexico, Cuba, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America, Colombia, Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. Soursop is also produced in Somalia. Today, it is also grown in some areas of Southeast Asia, as well as in some Pacific islands. It was most likely brought from Mexico to the Philippines by way of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon trade.[citation needed] It is in the same genus as the Chirimoya and the same family as the Pawpaw.

The Soursop is adapted to areas of high humidity and relatively warm winters; temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F) will cause damage to leaves and small branches, and temperatures below 3 °C (37 °F) can be fatal. The fruit becomes dry and is no longer good for concentrate.